Eastburn Storm Water
Capital Improvement Project
Public Meeting for Discussion of
Proposed Improvements
Completion of Planning Phase
November 16, 2006
Introduction of Staff
• City Staff
– Susan Lewis – Project Manager
– Kate Labadorf – Senior Project Manager
• CDM Staff
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Jason Johnson – Project Manager
Beth Stoltz – Project Engineer
Katherine Zitsch – Project Manager
Dave Zimmer – Principal Manager
• USI Staff
– Sandi Hayes
– Steve Sands
Charlotte Storm Water Services
What we do:
– Provide funding and services to improve the City’s
drainage system
– Safe, Clean, and Cost-effective
Where:
– Drainage systems that receive public street water
– Upstream of FEMA regulated floodways
How:
– Street Maintenance Repairs
– Maintenance Projects – minor repairs
– Large Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs)
¾ large interconnected systems – complex analyses
¾ many properties – high resident involvement
¾ formal general contractor bidding process
Charlotte Storm Water Services
Why are we here?
– Requests for Service from Property Owners
– Historical flooding events
– Inadequate Infrastructure
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Road
Road flooding
flooding
House
House flooding
flooding
Vehicle
Vehicle flooding
flooding
– Deteriorating Infrastructure
•• Old
Old culverts,
culverts, pipes,
pipes, inlets
inlets
•• Erosion,
Erosion, blockages
blockages in
in channels
channels
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EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES
Coming up with the “BEST” solutions
1. What is the drainage problem?
2. What are the possible alternatives?
3. What is the best alternative?
EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES
Types of Alternatives Considered
• Replacement of failing pipes
• Different culvert and pipe sizes
• Different culvert/pipe shapes and materials
• Additional pipes and inlets
• New Alignments
• Parallel Alignments
• Detaining Water to Reduce Flow Rates
• Stabilizing eroding streambanks
• Altering stream elevations
PUBLIC SAFETY
PRIVATE
PROPERTY
IMPACTS
PUBLIC
COST
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
Technically Feasible
Constructible
Accepted by Federal and State Agencies
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(6) Glenkirk culvert
replacement, tie in
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(2) Sunnybrook pipe
replacement with new
inlets and downstream
channel improvements
Typical Channel Improvements
Capital Improvement Project Phases
PLANNING
Complete at end of 2006
DESIGN
Cost-Benefit Evaluations
Execute Consultant Contract (6 months)
Conceptual Plan
Preliminary Design Plan
Preliminary Design Plan
Final Design Plan
70%
70% Design
Design –– Public
Public Meeting
Meeting
PERMITTING – (Concurrent)
EASEMENT ACQUISITION – (1 year)
CONSTRUCTION – (1.5- 2 years)